Category: News

Biology and the Bard combine for unique performance of Shakespeare’s plays Monday 07 April 2014   The emotional and biological responses to some of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes will be used to create a unique live performance of the Bard’s works. As part of celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the playwright’s birth,Conducting Shakespeare will see… Continue reading Biology and the Bard combine for unique performance of Shakespeare’s plays

    Alexis has been invited to speak on the opening night of the Print Screen Festival, Israel’s International New Media Festival, running this year from April 30th – May 3rd 2014 in Tel Aviv.

Alexis has been invited to speak on music and science at Bryanston School, one of the 10 Eton Group schools, on the evening of Friday 7th March. Previous speakers have included Fred Hoyle and John Polkinghorne, and an Oscar-winning special effects creator. Click here for more information here

An interview with Alexis Kirke and Doreen Abbott by Sarah Montague was broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 Today program on 13th Feb 2014. The audio is available here: https://audioboo.fm/boos/1918922-music-can-help-dementia-sufferers-remember-medication

“Singing the Medication Label” has been released online: https://vimeo.com/84024362 Also you can Click here for full “Remember a Day” Infosheet It is a short documentary about composer Alexis Kirke who worked with Doreen Abbott (who has early Alzheimer’s) to develop Memory Jingles using algorithms and by manual composing. This was part of an artistic exploration… Continue reading Short documentary “Singing the Medication Label” released on internet

Alexis was interviewed by Film Courage while he was in Los Angeles. FC is a leading independent film website which publishes interviews with key members of the indie film business (e.g. Spike Lee, James Franco) as well as newer filmmakers. The first segment of Alexis’ interview can be seen here: http://filmcourage.com/content/the-only-way-i-could-change-my-creative-career-was-to-change-my-life-by-alexiskirke  

On 13 Dec a representative of the Remember a Day performance project (Airidas Budreckis – a Plymouth University student) answered questions about the project for the Japanese delegation from the G8 Dementia Summit 2013. The response was very positive with the delegation showing excitement about the potential for utilizing the techniques.   More information on… Continue reading G8 Dementia Delegation

Wired have covered the following story about Alexis’ collaboration (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-11/13/south-pole-expedition-music) Composing Music solo on the way to the Pole Plymouth University’s Explorer-in-residence Antony Jinman (pictured) is taking an iPad-mini on his solo expedition to South Pole in November 2013, to control aerial camera drones. When Plymouth University composer Dr Alexis Kirke heard about this, he… Continue reading Musicianship at Minus 40

As a follow-up to the opera Open Outcry – originated by Alexis – on 21st November Barclays are holding an event at the Garrick Club in London with Royal Opera House Concertmaster Peter Manning, Richard Turner CMG OBE and Alexis’ Barclays collaborator Greg B. Davies. It is called “The Art of Noise” and is an… Continue reading “Art of Noise” at the Garrick Club, London

At Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2014 (“Thinking Music”) Alexis will be premiering a piece “Remember a Day” for Cello, Soprano and Electronics, inspired by using music ear-worms with lyrics to help people with dementia remember key facts, such as medication lists. It will be a collaboration with a group of volunteers with dementia, and… Continue reading “Singing the Medication Label”